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Certified sustainability for Skylab’s Columbia Building in Portland

09-12-2022

Certified sustainability for Skylab’s Columbia Building in Portland

The Columbia Building for the Bureau of Environmental Services of the city of Portland, Oregon by American architectural practice Skylab offers an excellent example of a wide-ranging, forward-looking project. The multifunctional complex, LEED Gold certified for sustainability, takes users’ well-being into account while incarnating the institution’s principles of optimal water management.

Iris Ceramica Group Foundation supports Sea Shepherd once again

23-08-2022

Iris Ceramica Group Foundation supports Sea Shepherd once again

In 2022 Fondazione Iris Ceramica Group continues to support the non-profit organisation Sea Shepherd, in this case, Operation Ghostnet, to achieve the common goals of environmental protection and sustainable development. The new campaign, which takes place in the waters of the Mediterranean, focuses on the problems of large fishing gear lost or abandoned at sea.

The Iris Ceramica Group and the 2022 Green Future Index

30-03-2022

The Iris Ceramica Group and the 2022 Green Future Index

The Iris Ceramica Group announces its partnership with MIT Technology Review, the independent media company of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on The Green Future Index 2022 report: a concrete step taken by the Iris Ceramica Group to build a low carbon emissions future.

Distributed Design Awards, 2021 edition

30-04-2021

Distributed Design Awards, 2021 edition

Distributed Design is a European platform co-financed by the European Union’s Creative Europe programme with the goal of supporting and connecting creative artists, designers, makers and innovators to participate in creation of a new model of production and consumption. The platform promotes the Distributed Design Awards, in search of innovative sustainable projects all over Europe.

Carlo Ratti Associati’s Hot Heart for the city of Helsinki

25-03-2021

Carlo Ratti Associati’s Hot Heart for the city of Helsinki

The international Helsinki Energy Challenge launched by the government of the city of Helsinki to reduce polluting emissions in cities is over. Helsinki is one of the world capitals most active in combatting climate change, aspiring to achieve zero CO2 emissions by 2030. The Hot Heart solution proposed by the transdisciplinary team led by Carlo Ratti Associati is one of four Challenge winners aiming to make the city carbon-neutral in the near future.

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